emma vardy, bbc news.o others wounded, in attacks in norway by a man armed with a bow and arrow. police say the suspect, who appears to have acted alone, is now in custody. the local police chief gave this update a short time ago. translation: from the information _ translation: from the information we - translation: from the information we have, - translation: from the | information we have, this person carried out the actions alone. from the sequence of events, it is natural to wonder if this was an act of terror. the young man has not been questioned so it is too early to say anything about a positive motor. the situation is unclear. we have many resources in place, both in the district and with help. we have helicopters and personnel. the arrested person as a man and thatis arrested person as a man and that is all i can say about the person suspected in this case, and he has been taken to prison. there has been, and they will continue to be a large police presence overnight. there are many crime scenes

emma vardy, bbc news.ompanies in the us to fire workers who have not been vaccinated against coronavirus. he said anyone worried about large—scale job losses needed to look at the "bigger picture". the latest official figures show only 56% of americans have been fully vaccinated. the president says he'll soon bring in rules to require all health care workers to have had the jab and he's urged individual states to do the same for teachers. but there's been opposition, including in the deeply libertarian region of new england, from where our north america correspondent aleem maqbool reports. chanting: freedom over fear! freedom over fear! _ it is, they say, about freedom, an individual�*s right to choose if they get vaccinated, even if they are a nurse. one of the new battle grounds over covid in the us is the requirement in some hospitals that all their staff have had the jab. but some, they say, would rather lose theirjob. leah cushman�*s notjust a nurse but a state politician. my beliefs are religious. i

emma vardy, bbc news. some breaking news to bring you. others wounded in attacks in norway by a man armed with a bow and arrow. police say the suspect, who appears to have acted alone, is now in custody. journalistjohnjo devlin joins us now from 0slo. thank you so much forjoining us. firstly, tell us what we know now. us. firstly, tell us what we know nova— us. firstly, tell us what we know now. ., . ., know now. police were alerted to reports _ know now. police were alerted to reports of— know now. police were alerted to reports of a _ know now. police were alerted to reports of a man _ know now. police were alerted to reports of a man attacking l to reports of a man attacking with a bow and arrow and around 615 p.m. local time, with a bow and arrow and around 615 p.m. localtime, a with a bow and arrow and around 615 p.m. local time, a quarter past six. about half an hour later, that man was apprehended. in his wake, he left several dead and a couple wounded. 0ne left several dead and a couple wounded. one of those wounded was intact and

emma vardy, bbc news. our europe editor katya adler is in berlin., the uk government says this latest offer is not enough, what happens next? first, we have to let the two sides get together, get their competing versions of the future of the protocol together and see if they can find common ground. today they were in london and at the end of the week they will be meeting in brussels. the eu says the raft of measures are proposed today go a long way to allaying uk concerns about the protocol. but a very big stumbling block remains, what will be the role of the european court of justice? the two sides cannot decide on that. if ultimately, this new round of talks dissolves quickly, david frost says he is ready to trigger article 16 of the protocol and that would suspend parts of the protocol to protect peace in northern ireland, he says. the eu says that kind of action could threaten the stability of northern ireland. even before this new round of talks, you have countries like germany who have asked the european commission to prepare a range of possib

emma vardy, bbc news.ic designer who was asked by reporter martin bashir to produce fake bank statements for his interview with princess diana in 1995. matt wiessler was sidelined by the bbc after raising concerns about the fake documents. in a statement, the bbc apologised to mr wiessler and his family, and said he had acted "with complete integrity". the metropolitan police says baroness casey of blackstock will lead an independent review into the force's culture and standards, following the murder of sarah everard. commissioner dame cressida dick announced the appointment after earlier this week setting out plans for the "independent and far—reaching review" to also look at the force's leadership, recruitment, vetting, training and communications. she was one of the most photographed figures of the late 20th century. diana, princess of wales remains a continuing source of intense fascination, nearly a quarter of a century after her death. now a new film, spencer, hasjust had its uk premiere at the londo

emma vardy, bbc news. you're watching newsday on the bbc.ssion reduction targets. we'll be live in washington, asking what the move means for efforts to tackle climate change. parts of san francisco least affected by the earthquake are returning to life, but in the marina area, where most of the damage was done, they're more conscious than ever of how much has been destroyed. in the 19 years since he was last here, he's gone from being a little—known revolutionary to an experienced and successful diplomatic operator. it was a 20—pound bomb which exploded on the fifth floor of the grand hotel, ripping a hole in the front of the building. this government will not weaken! democracy will prevail! it fills me with humility and gratitude to know that i have been chosen as a recipient of this foremost honour. this catholic nation held its breath for the men they call "the 33". and then... ..bells tolled nationwide to announce the first rescue, and chile let out an almighty roar. welcome back. you're watching newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko oi in sin

emma vardy there, ending that sequence.ity and leisure — among the sectors hit hardest by the pandemic. shops, pubs and gyms in england will be among businesses to get a 50% cut in their business rates. and the way alcohol is taxed is to be simplified, some drinks will be taxed more, but duty on draught beers will be reduced by 5%. 0ur consumer affairs correspondent colleta smith has the details. chancellors like making popular announcements about alcohol. a penny here, 5p there, but this budget is bringing in some much bigger changes, because the way that we drink has changed totally. prosecco and cava have made sparkling wine much more accessible and affordable, and that's a great thing. but at the moment, sparkling wine is charged at a much higher rate than normal wine. the amount of duty that we pay on different alcohol is a really, really complicated system, and today's plan is to simplify that. and it means that there will be less duty to pay on things like champagne and other popular drinks — wines, beers — but it co

emma vardy, bbc news, belfast.gs on the island have been destroyed and hundreds of people have been displaced. our correspondent danjohnson is in la palma for us tonight. yes, there are around 7,000 people away from their homes because of this eruption which continues, and that volcano has actually grown over the last few weeks as more lava has built up and set hard in layers and there is no sign of that eruption relenting any time there is fresh lava pouring from the vents, and overhear where you can show you where the lava is flowing, because it is going right down the hillside here, having destroyed homes, villages and farmland. you can see right across here, down to the sea, all of that is lava that has flowed in the last month having destroyed everything in its path, and there are fresh fires breaking out all of the time with different forks of lava. over2,000 buildings the time with different forks of lava. over 2,000 buildings destroyed now, so are really difficult situation for the authorities to manage, bu

emma vardy, bbc news, armagh.ucation — with older pupils also getting sex education — after the guidance was updated for the first time in 20 years. schools can be flexible in their approach, and pupils, parents and campaigners have been telling chi chi izundu what they make of the changes. we're going to be looking today at this really important topic about consent. do we know what consent means? and then also do we think we talk enough about it? sex and relationships education. i feel like i'm forced to send inappropriate things that they don't want to send. the new sex education guidance states that all pupils understand the importance of equality and respect. so they'll be taught about relationships, mental wellbeing, the lgbt community, and — like this class in sheffield — what consent means. i believe that consent means to let someone do something _ and to give permission. # everyone's invited. # me too. # she was just walking home. schools in scotland and northern ireland shape their own policy, whilst clas

emma vardy, bbc news. let's talk now to our europe editor, katya adler, in berlin.ow really depends on how far the uk and _ what now? what now really depends on how far the uk and eu _ what now? what now really depends on how far the uk and eu are _ what now? what now really depends on how far the uk and eu are willing - what now? what now really depends on how far the uk and eu are willing to - how far the uk and eu are willing to bend. they both say they are in listening mode and they both say they would like to come up with a mutually acceptable way forward on the northern ireland protocol but their positions at the beginning right now seem pretty far apart. if you listen to lord foster, he says you listen to lord foster, he says you are going to need a real rewrite of the protocol to make it workable and he insists on removing the european court ofjustice oversight role. the eu says, yes, it will refine the protocol but it will not redesign it. we have heard its proposals today, it wants to make daily life in northern ireland more workable but it will not get ri

emma vardy, bbc news.e bbc news channel. the shortlist includes a footbridge in tintagel, a boat museum in the lake district, and a university building in south west london. we've been looking at each of the six buildings on the shortlist. today is the turn of housing for key workers in cambridge. let's take a look. we created a place that has a real sense of community and where the residents can feel they belong to. i'm kaori 0hsugi, a director at stanton williams. we are the architects for the key worker housing at addington, north west cambridge. the project consists of ten buildings, containing 264 apartment buildings. the focus was on, sort of, creating spaces between the buildings, rather than the buildings. we created a network of interconnecting courtyards, a sequence of spaces of varying character and size responding to the social functions, starting from the public urban space of market square through to the much more community—focused landscape court. so, the buildings are arranged to frame thes

here's our ireland correspondent, emma vardy.ous anniversary. 0ur past has shaped us and scarred us. it has divided us, and yet it has also on occasion brought us together. despite their differing perspectives on the history of this island, leaders from the british and irish government attended in a spirit of unity. but the queen had to cancel her visit after being advised by doctors to rest. people from very different perspectives have come together to celebrate, whichever way you look at it, is an incredible place, an incredible part of the country which has got an amazing future. armoured cars were used to break up hostile and unruly mobs of demonstrators. the decision to divide up the island of ireland 100 years ago was marked by sectarian violence. after two years of bloodshed, as nationalists fought to break away from british rule, the island was partitioned. the south eventually became the republic of ireland, a country governing itself, while northern ireland remained part of the uk. today, irish nationalists continue to

so let's take the temperature with our colleagues emma vardy in stormont and sarah smith in glasgow,t with mark hutchings in cardiff. well, very challenging are the words that the welsh government are using to describe the months that lie ahead. actually, if you rollback, welsh case rates were the lowest of the uk nations in the first part of the uk nations in the first part of the year. more recently, they have been the highest. as for talk of a plan b elsewhere, ministers here say thatis plan b elsewhere, ministers here say that is already part of their current plan a, because face coverings remain compulsory in many settings, albeit with a rather mixed public response, covid passes are required in places like nightclubs and the message remains, work from home if you can. i am told it is not thought there are any increases in restrictions looming but we will know more and next week's government review. . , , ., review. cases here in northern ireland rose — review. cases here in northern ireland rose as _ review. cases here in northern ireland rose as children - review. cases here i

emma vardy, bbc news. is the director of uk in a changing europe — i asked him how far these proposals go in addressing the problems in the northern ireland protocol. in terms of addressing the problems, the eu claims that the checks that are now necessary will no longer be necessary but of course the issues around the northern ireland protocol are no longer simply about trade because the british government has raised the stakes and talked about political issues like consent for northern ireland for new rules and crucially about the role of the european court ofjustice. can crucially about the role of the european court ofjustice. can we be clear what it — european court ofjustice. can we be clear what it will _ european court ofjustice. can we be clear what it will mean _ european court ofjustice. can we be clear what it will mean in _ european court ofjustice. can we be clear what it will mean in practice? l clear what it will mean in practice? we come to the british point and where on the way, highly ef

emma vardy, bbc news., princess of wales, her story remains a source of intense fascination. the new film spencer has just had its its uk premiere at the london film festival, and our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba spoke to the star of the film, actress kristen stewart. three days, that's it. it's set over christmas 1991, a period where diana felt trapped by the royal family. taking on the role was empowering, says kristen stewart. to play her, even though it was sad and tumultuous, ironically, i felt taller. i felt like somebody who could lead with love and make people feel good, and it's really contagious. it comes right back at you. do you think i got delayed by someone? oh come on, come on. they are circling us. it seems they are circling just me. performers always feel pressure playing real—life figures. it is an even greater sense of responsibility for someone like diana. i felt such love for her and still do and, um... you know, in a way that isn't... without implying, like, a kind of devel

emma vardy, bbc news.to what statement has been failing at it says the eu publish their proposals and we are studying to be fed and we will look at them seriously and constructively in the next step should be intensive talks on both our sets of proposals and rapidly conducted to determine whether there is common ground to find a solution significant changes which chats over fundamental issues at the heart of the protocol must be made if we are to agree a settlement. that is the gist of that statement from the uk government. 0ur europe editor has been talking to us in that area from writing about what she thinks may happen next. ? from berlin. what happen next. ? from berlin. what ha--ens happen next. ? from berlin. what happens next _ happen next. ? from berlin. what happens next is — happen next. ? from berlin. what happens next is how— happen next. ? from berlin. what happens next is how much - happen next. ? from berlin. ibei�*ié�*if happens next is how much they happen next. ? from berlin. “ld'isgt hap

in a moment we will hear from hywel griffith in wales and emma vardy in northern ireland but first herehe form of the block grant, and unusually, it includes direct treasury funding for projects in scotland, like upgrading some town centres, even an electric car grand prix in the western isles. and the chancellor specifically said this budget shows the financial value to scotland of remaining in the united kingdom. well, the snp say it was a missed opportunity, the money should have been spent on green projects, like a carbon capture and storage facility near aberdeen, and that the uk government's missing out on green economic opportunities, especially as, just over there, next week, glasgow will be hosting the cup 26 environmental conference. in the welsh government building behind me, they will be going through these numbers line by line, but one figure that stands out is the extra {2.5 billion a year that will come to wales. however, the labour ministers here say they already see gaps in the funding. they point to the lack of new money to deal with the problem of coal tip safety, a q

emma vardy, thanks for 'oinin: today.tried to listen as best we could. it i has set out before. we tried to listen as best we could. it is i listen as best we could. it is budget day in ireland so we are very busy. you can have an immediate reaction and say, the european union has always stayed calm and unified and firm in our objectives and when we start talking about red lines and positions and negotiations, our red line is the peace process and the economic development in northern ireland. to be honest about it, we were expecting a paper to come from the british this week, which was flagged by the british government, so that is not entirely a surprise, but clearly discussions are going on. what we have heard from business and communities is at the protocol was giving some difficulties in terms of trade between britain and northern ireland and in that direction only. there were difficulties, clearly. the european commission is going to produce tomorrow a suite of measures which will almost eliminate all of the difficult

in a moment we will hear from hywel griffith in wales and emma vardy in northern ireland but first hereprojects in scotland, like upgrading some town centres, even an electric car grand prix in the western isles. and the chancellor specifically said this budget shows the financial value to scotland of remaining in the united kingdom. well, the snp say it was a missed opportunity, the money should have been spent on green projects, like a carbon capture and storage facility near aberdeen, and that the uk government's missing out on green economic opportunities, especially as, just over there, next week, glasgow will be hosting the cup 26 environmental conference. in the welsh government building behind me, they will be going through these numbers line by line, but one figure that stands out is the extra £2.5 billion a year that will come to wales. however, the labour ministers here say they already see gaps in the funding. they point to the lack of new money to deal with the problem of coal tip safety, a question really of who pays for wales's industrial past. then there is the row over

here's our ireland correspondent emma vardy. become much more difficult under the brexit arrangements. we more difficult under the brexit arrangements.— more difficult under the brexit arrangements. more difficult under the brexit arranuements. ~ . ~ ., . arrangements. we went back for a consignment _ arrangements. we went back for a consignment of _ arrangements. we went back for a consignment of goods, _ arrangements. we went back for a consignment of goods, that's - arrangements. we went back for a consignment of goods, that's the l consignment of goods, that's the paperwork that we had to produce. under the protocol and 2021 this is the paperwork. it under the protocol and 2021 this is the paperwork-— under the protocol and 2021 this is the paperwork. it could be multiple loads of this _ the paperwork. it could be multiple loads of this on _ the paperwork. it could be multiple loads of this on one _ the paperwork. it could be multiple loads of this on one of— the paperwork. it could be multiple loads of this on one of lori?